Invasion Alert—A Machine Learning-based Platform for Invasive Ant Detection and Recognition (Old ID 27268)

Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Role

Principal Investigator

Description

For control/eradication measures to be effective, early detection of invasive ants is essential. Current conventional methods require taxonomic expertise and are time and labour intensive. This project will develop a vision-based platform that uses machine learning for the real-time detection and identification of established invasive ants in Australia. This will provide an automated, cost-effective monitoring tool that can speed up the detection and identification process, thus enable efficient and timely response to the potential spread of these species.

Date

01 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2023

Project Type

GRANT

Keywords

Machine Learning;Pest Control;Detection;Invasive Ants;Artificial Intelligence;Biosecurity

Funding Body

Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

Amount

61368

Project Team

N/A